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PLAN OF EBOLA PREVENTION & DIAGNOSIS CAMPAIGN

I. Purpose - Hospital staff acknowledge about the status of Ebola virus disease and the procedure of Ebola

virus prevention and diagnosis

- Hospital staff have correct reactions when admitting infected patients

- They know how to self-protect and self-control when treating infected patients.

- They know how to prevent the spread of Ebola virus to community.

- They know how to guide the infected patients how to control the spread of Ebola virus disease.

II. Content Procedure of admitting, diagnosing and transferring Ebola infected patients

Requirements - Protecting uniform

Protecting clothes

Gloves

Mask

Protecting shoes

- Upon the patient’s admission, the doctor/nurse has to wear uniform and put on the safety

clothing as told before checking the patient’s vital sign or performing examination

Patient comes to hospital

Doctor diagnose patient to be infected by Ebola virus

Inform to relevant depts. and open Isolating room

Transfer patient to isolating room and support patients to wear protective clothing

Inform to Group,

government departments (DOH), Hospital for Tropical Diseases

Transfer infected patients to Hospital of Tropical diseases

Prevent the spreading of Ebola virus at patient-register area.

Do sterilize BV, CC car and make a list of people who contacts

patient.

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- The doctor shall examine and provide diagnoses in accordance with the instructions given by

the Ministry of Health.

- The announcement of any Ebola cases has to be done according to regulations – making a

phone call to the top executive to receive instructions

- Preparing the isolation room:

The doctors & nurses shall change into safety clothing and open the isolation room.

The guard fixes up the barricade tape (warning tape).

Bring the patient to the isolation room and support him/her to change into safety

clothing

- List out the staffs/patient/relatives who came into contact with the infected patient to carry out

health checks

- Logistics:

Inform the Group, local authorities as well as Hospital of Tropical Disease to

prepare safety procedures before transferring the patient

The driver shall change into safety clothing and drive to ambulance to the

emergency entrance to make the transfer.

- Sterilization:

After the patient leaves the emergency ward/ examination ward: immediately

sterilize the room & the patient’s clothes, change the bed sheet and sterilize the

equipment.

After the patient leaves the isolation room: immediately sterilize the room & the

patient’s clothes, change the bed sheet and sterilize the equipment.

After the ambulance has delivered the patient: sterilize the ambulance

Sterilize the hospital

- Prepare the consumable supplies for later use

Contacts of Government departments and Hospital of Tropical disease HCMC - People Committee

- Local Police

- Hospital of Tropical disease HCMC

764 Vo Van Kiet, Ward 1, D5, HCMC

Tel: (84 8) 39235804 – 39238704

Email: bv.bnhietdoi@tphcm.gov.vn Website: http://www.bvbnd.vn

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PROCEDURE OF ADMITING AND TREATING EBOLA INFECTED PATIENT

When the patient is suspected to be Ebola-infected - The examination ward shall inform the staffs at the isolation room about the admission and tell

the General Planning Dept. to announce the regulations.

- Doctors and nurses must put on safety clothing when coming to the isolated area.

- The patient is delivered to the isolation room and will put on apparel provided by the hospital

- The nurse provides care and keep track of the patient’s condition. Equipment used for each

patient must be separated.

- The doctor examines the patient’s condition and gives instructions. He/she must monitor the

patient carefully.

- The nurse shall follow the instructions and provide holistic care

- Avoid transporting the patient: X-tests and other tests must be carried out at the patient’s bed.

The specimen must be reserved in accordance with the regulations (packed in boxes) and after

that, sent to the Laboratory Dept.

Regulations: Isolation room

- Avoid moving around

- No visitors allowed

- If the patient’s relatives make an agreeable request, they must submit registration form and

comply to the regulations

Regulations: Visitors - Wear masks

- Maintain personal hygiene

Managing sterilization procedures and prevention methods - Wash hands with soap

- Medical staffs have to wear safety clothing when entering the isolated area, and dispose such

clothing when leaving

- When transporting the patient: the patient and the staffs must wear safety clothing

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- Carefully practice cleaning routines and sanitation procedures, clean the surface twice day with

antiseptic and start cleaning immediately when such surface is stained or soiled.

- Collect the patient’s used apparel and put it into a yellow bag labeled “Ebola patient”

- The equipment used for the patient must be sterilized at the isolation room

List out medical staffs who came into contact with the patient Health examination and monitoring